The Southern Association for Information Systems (SAIS) is an official chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). The annual SAIS conference is an intimate gathering of information systems academics with fewer than one hundred participants. Past SAIS conferences have attracted doctoral students and faculty, including many recognized scholars, from around the US and around the globe. SAIS 2017 will be held on St. Simons Island, Georgia at the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort.

The keynote speakers for this year's conference will be James Robertson, Chief Technology Officer of Enterprise Infrastructure Services for Time Warner and Rob Betzel, CEO of Infinity Network Solutions, Macon, GA.